Ajayi lifts South Alabama over Arkansas St. 75-67
Josh Ajayi had 22 points as South Alabama defeated Arkansas State 75-67 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney on Tuesday night. Kory Holden added 20 points for the Jaguars.
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2019 Schedule
9th in Sun Belt
- 11/9L 94-73
- 11/12W 89-54
- 11/16L 96-72
- 11/23L 78-64
- 11/24L 90-86
- 11/25W 77-69
- 12/1L 82-70
- 12/4W 87-77
- 12/8L 72-56
- 12/14W 75-71
- 12/18W 71-63
- 12/22L 82-52
- 12/29W 87-62
- 1/3W 94-83
- 1/5L 85-75
- 1/10W 66-65
- 1/12L 90-85
- 1/17L 68-59
- 1/19L 77-64
- 1/24W 82-81
- 1/26L 77-64
- 2/2W 84-83
- 2/7L 70-62
- 2/9L 84-79
- 2/14L 84-74
- 2/16W 83-79
- 2/23W 72-65
- 2/28L 76-60
- 3/2L 81-70
- 3/7W 73-72
- 3/9L 90-87
- 3/12L 75-67
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Louisiana-Lafayette beats Arkansas St. 90-87 in OT
Jakeenan Gant had 25 points and blocked the potential tying 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds to go as Louisiana-Lafayette narrowly defeated Arkansas State 90-87 in overtime on Saturday.
Arkansas St. defeats Louisiana-Monroe 73-72
Marquis Eaton sank two free throws in the waning seconds to give Arkansas State a 73-72 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday night.
Brown leads Georgia Southern past Arkansas St 81-70
Tookie Brown had 17 points and six rebounds as Georgia Southern topped Arkansas State 81-70 on Saturday.
Thomas, Simonds lead Georgia St. over Arkansas St. 76-60
Jeff Thomas had 15 points to lead five Georgia State players in double figures as the Panthers beat Arkansas State 76-60 on Thursday night. D'Marcus Simonds added 14 points for the Panthers. Devin Mitchell chipped in 13, Damon Wilson scored 12 and...
Cockfield II leads Arkansas St. over UALR 72-65
Ty Cockfield II had 25 points as Arkansas State got past Arkansas-Little Rock 72-65 on Saturday.
Cockfield II leads Arkansas St. past UT-Arlington 83-79
Ty Cockfield II had 27 points as Arkansas State edged past Texas-Arlington 83-79 on Saturday. Marquis Eaton added 26 points for the Red Wolves.
Pearson leads Texas St. over Arkansas St. 84-74
Nijal Pearson had 21 points as Texas State beat Arkansas State 84-74 on Thursday night.
Johnson scores 20 to carry Troy over Arkansas St. 84-79
Javan Johnson matched his career high with 20 points as Troy narrowly beat Arkansas State 84-79 on Saturday.
South Alabama earns split, knocks off Arkansas State 70-62
Herb McGee and Josh Ajayi combined to score 44 points as South Alabama held off Arkansas State 70-62 in a Sun Belt Conference game on Thursday night.
Gillard helps Arkansas State escape Little Rock, 84-83
Grantham Gillard hit a pair of clutch free throws with 6.2 seconds left to allow Arkansas State to escape Little Rock with an 84-83 Sun Belt Conference victory Saturday night.
Coastal Carolina beats Arkansas State 77-64
Devante Jones and Zac Cuthbertson scored 16 points apiece as Coastal Carolina got past Arkansas State 77-64 on Saturday.
Cockfield's 32 pts pace Arkansas St past App St, 82-81 in OT
Ty Cockfield scored 32 points and his two foul shots with 41 seconds left in overtime put Arkansas State in the lead for good as the Red Wolves posted an 82-81 win over Appalachian State on Thursday night.
Texas State uses big run to beat Arkansas State 77-64
Nijal Pearson had 29 points and 11 rebounds and Texas State used a 30-0 run to beat Arkansas State 77-64 on Saturday.
Syracuse's Braswell throws down dunk (0:23)
Cuse's Battle flies and slams alley-oop (0:21)
Nice cut by Hughes leads to and-1 layup (0:24)
Arkansas St guard buries tough 3 (0:29)
Balado 'humbled to be named Arkansas St. coach
Louisville assistant Mike Balado was formally introduced as the new head coach at Arkansas State on Monday, reuniting him with athletic director Terry Mohajir.
Arkansas State hires L'ville assistant Balado
Arkansas State has announced it has hired Louisville assistant Mike Balado as its next head coach.
Arkansas St. fined, vacates win for apparel violation
Arkansas State has been fined $5,000 by the NCAA and been forced to vacate one men's basketball win after it was discovered a staff member provided more than $5,000 in apparel to a player.
Sources: Arkansas St. to hire McCasland as coach
Arkansas State is expected to hire Baylor assistant Grant McCasland, sources told ESPN.
Arkansas State to hire Baylor assistant
Arkansas State is expected to hire Baylor assistant Grant McCasland for its head-coaching position, sources told ESPN's Jeff Goodman. McCasland has been on Baylor coach Scott Drew's staff for the past five seasons. The Red Wolves won just 11 games in each of their past two seasons.
Oregon cruises past Arkansas State (0:42)
2018-19 Sun Belt Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 13-5 | - | 24-10 |
| Texas State | 12-6 | 1 | 24-10 |
| Georgia Southern | 12-6 | 1 | 21-12 |
| UT Arlington | 12-6 | 1 | 17-16 |
| Louisiana | 10-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| UL Monroe | 9-9 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Coastal Carolina | 9-9 | 4 | 17-17 |
| South Alabama | 8-10 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Arkansas State | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| Appalachian State | 6-12 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Troy | 5-13 | 8 | 12-18 |
| Little Rock | 5-13 | 8 | 10-21 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game73.7
Rebounds Per Game37.8
Assists Per Game11.3
Points Allowed77.3Tied-311th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 1 |